Saturday, December 09, 2017

Stealth Saga #69

Have Blue & Tacit Blue:

A test pilot that flew both the Tacit Blue and Have Blue prototypes recounts his experiences.

X-2:

Japan will conclude the X-2 program in March 2018. The RCS was better than expected and all the data required was gathered in 34 flights. What the path forward for the F-3 program will be will be based on the evaluation of the X-2 data brings to light. Two options being considered are building a fighter indigenously or with a foreign partner.